The Department of Social Welfare and Development has begun distributing relief assistance to families affected by Typhoon Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon in several parts of the country.
“Ang mga Field Offices (FOs) ng DSWD ay nagsimula na pong mamahagi ng tulong sa mga kababayan natin na naapektuhan ng Bagyong Inday at ng habagat sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa. Ito ay alinsunod sa utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos na siguruhin na maagap na mabibigyan ng tulong ang pamilyang apektado ng kahit anong kalamidad o sakuna,” DSWD Disaster Response Management Group Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said Friday, July 10.
Based on the agency’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring, Information and Communication report as of 6 a.m. Friday, the DSWD provided more than ₱69,000 worth of humanitarian assistance to families affected by heavy rains in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental.
DSWD Field Office 9 also released more than ₱23,000 worth of aid for immediate distribution to affected residents in Zamboanga City.
Dumlao, who also serves as DSWD spokesperson, said the agency distributed ready-to-eat food boxes to passengers stranded at ports due to the severe weather.
“Namahagi ang DSWD ng mga RTEF boxes sa mga na-stranded na pasahero upang may makain sila habang naghihintay na ligtas na maibalik ang operasyon ng mga biyahe sa dagat. Sa kabuuan, 77 pasahero sa Caticlan Jetty Port sa Malay, Aklan ang tumanggap ng tig-iisang RTEF box, habang pitong RTEF boxes naman ang ipinamahagi sa mga na-stranded na pasahero sa Pasacao Port sa Camarines Sur,” she said.
In Soccsksargen, DSWD Field Office 12 prepared 1,000 ready-to-eat food boxes, 200 sleeping kits and 50 rolls of tarpaulin for families affected by Inday in Malapatan, Sarangani.
The field office also readied more than 29,000 family food packs for distribution in Sultan Kudarat.
The DSWD said its field offices remain in close coordination with local government units to ensure the swift delivery of assistance to communities affected by the typhoon and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
“Habang patuloy po ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng DSWD sa mga lokal na pamahalaan, nais muli naming ipaalala sa mga kababayan natin na maging alerto at patuloy na makinig sa inyong mga local chief executives para maiwasan natin ang kahit anong disgrasya sa ganitong panahon ng kalamidad,” Dumlao said.